Printing press



Oct. 11, 1938. c, A MEISEL PRINTING PRESS Filed June 4, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 1 l

c. A. MEISEL PRINTING PRESS Filed June 4, 1937 2 Sfleets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 11, 1938 T DS TES This invention relates to printing'presses of the type wherein a'number'of webs areprinted and delivered from. the press as a unit in-superposed relation. Certain presses operating in this 5 manner are known as sales-book presses when utilized to print a series of forms or blanks along the webs, which'webs are secured together marginally thereof, usually with interposed carbonized webs, and are then severed transversely to form pads or booklets which are used, as the name implies, as sales books or as typewritersupplies for multiplicate inscription and for like,

purposes. The press herein shown as an example of my invention is adapted to such a pur pose and I will describe it with particular ref erence to such application. The object of the invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement of parts in a press whereby a compact, efficiently operating mechanism is at-'- tained and wherein all the parts are conveniently accessible for effecting the various services 'required in preparing for and in carrying out the operations of the machine. I

My invention will be well understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Fig. 1' is a diagrammatic plan view of the press; a a Fig. 2 is a diagram corresponding roughly-to an end'view as seen from the left-hand end of Fig. 1; and I Fig. 3 is a diagram corresponding roughly to a longitudinal section of Fig. 1.

diagrammatic and many parts have been omitted in one or another instance, particularly frame parts and supporting mechanisms which may be of any desired or suitable construction, as will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

In the embodiment of the invention shown the machine involves five printing units 6 of the rotary web press type and, as best seen in Fig. 1, three of these are disposed on one side of a longitudinal line along which the webs printed in the units are fed to be assembled and delivered from the machine and two on the opposite side. These two sets are suitably spaced from 1 the longitudinal line to accommodate between '5 It will be understood that all the figures are upper' side. Hence each unit is'accessible at the outer end andat both sides. r

Referring now to Fig. 2, the press units 6 herein-shown com-prise a series of rotary printing couples generally-vertically arranged, one above the other; and delivering the web w in an elevated position inwardly toward the longitudinal line and in a direction at right angles thereto. The web 1.0 is led'from a supply roll journalled outwardly of the units at 8, over a dance roll 10 and suitable guide rolls either in the path indicated throughout by full lines or in the path indicated in 'partby dotted lines accordingly as whether it-is desired to make impressions on both'sides of the web or to make all impressions uponone side. The web is herein shown as passing through two printing couples of the wet offset type comprising platecylinders Il -blanket cylinders l4 and steel cylinders l6 cooperating with the blanket cylinders. The web is then shown as passing through a couple comprising an impression cylinder l8 and imprint cylinder 26 and over an impression cylinder 22 with which cooperate two cylinders 24'. which are numbering cylinders. After thus being suitably printed on, the web may be led through a mechanism 26 for perforating it longitudinally and delivered over the guide roll 28 to the center line of the mechanism. I

Referring now to Fig. 1, as the web comes from the printing unit 6, it passes to a turning bar 30 disposed at an angle of 45 across the center lineof the machine and about which the web is led to turn it through in a horizontal plane and give it a longitudinal direction. Herein, as seen in Fig. 3, the web is looped about the turning bar 36 by means of a guide roll 32 and is turned by the guide rolls 34 so that the side which is uppermost coming from the press unit 6 is faced downwardly, and it then passes in a generally vertical direction to the feeding rolls 36 which forward it from left to right, viewing Fig. 3, at an elevation above that of the turning bar 30. This mechanism is duplicated for each of the five webs, and as each of the webs except the one farthest to the right in Fig. 3 passes from the feed rolls 36 a pasting mechanism 38 may apply a stripe of adhesive along the under side thereof so that it is secured to the upper side of the succeeding web coming from thenext printing unit in the series.

In the example of the invention shown unprinted webs of carbon paper are interposed between the printed webs referred to. The space along the center line of the machine between the spaced printing units 6 provides for the mounting of rolled webs of carbonized paper 0 on spindles from which the webs 0 may be led upwardly over guide rolls 42 to join the webs w as they pass vertically upwardly to the feeding roll couples 36, as will be well understood from Fig. 3. To secure these carbon webs c in position in alternating relation withthe printed webs 10, each web w other than the one at the extreme left in Fig. 3 may, where inverted about the guide rolls 34, pass over a pasting mecha; nism 44 serving to apply a stripe of adhesive to a margin thereof by which it may be unitedgtm the margin of a web 0, the adhesive joint being pressed together by the re errers; '36, and this compound unit being united withthe unitsiofv which the webs from other press units 6 form a part by the adhesive supplying devices; 38;-

A of five printed webs with four interposed unprinted-carbon webs, may be drawn along by ed o r 6; nd emd u tab n ervals r u ina lindcr 48} e r d t on rbeving delivered by tapesBfl, to thegrippers 52 by whichthey aretransferred tothe delivery creel 54which deposits hfim a pileon the delivery.

table 56., This delivery mechanism. is disposed atone extremity of the longitudinal enter line of the machine beyond the location. oi the printing units, as clearly seen from Fig. 1.

I am aware that theinvention may be em bodied in I other specific forms without depart-v ing from the spirit or essential attributes, thereof, and I thereforedesire thepresentembodiment to be considered in'all respects asillustrative and 'not restrictive; reference beinghad to the ap.-.

pended claims rather than. to the foregoing de-v scription to indicate the scopepf the invention.

I claim: 1 A press comprising a plurality of web press units arranged in spacedand offset relation on,

' tudinal paths, andmeansforumting, thewebsas opposite sides of a longitudinal line and deliv ering inwardly in directionstransverse to saidi line, means comprising turning bars in the space between the units for divertingthe, .webs to longithey are travelling longitudinally.

2. A press comprising,apluralityofweb press,

units arranged in spaced and offset relation on opposite sides of a longitudinal line and delivering inwardly in directions transverse to said line, means comprising turning bars in the space between the units for diverting the webs to longitudinal paths, means for uniting the webs as they are travelling longitudinally, and means at an extremity of the longitudinalline of the press beyond the units for severing the webs and delivering the severed sections.

u 3. A press comprising a plurality of web press units arranged in spaced and oifset relation on opposite, sides of a longitudinal line, each unit arranged to pass the web therethrough in a generally vertical direction and delivering the same atan elevated position inwardly and transversely to said longitudinal line, means comprising turning bars disposed innthe space between the units for diverting the webs to longitudinal paths, supply means for other webs disposed in the space between the unitsbeneaththe, plane of delivery of said webs from, the units,,and guiding means for assembling and forwarding in a longitudinal direction, the .webs from the units and the webs from the supply means.

4. A press comprising aplurality of web press units arranged in spaced and offsetrelation on.

opposite sides oft-a longitudinal line and delivering inwardly in, directions transverse; to said line, means comprising, turning barsin the space between the units for diverting the Webs to longitudinal paths, supply means. for other webs located in .the space between the units, and means for. assemblingand forwarding in a longitudinal direction the Webs from the units and the webs from the supply means,

I 5. A press comprising a plurality of web press units arranged in spaced and offset relation on oppositevsidesof a longitudinal line and delivering inwardly in directions transverseto said line, turning bars for diverting the webs to a longitudinal path between the units, guide rolls cooperating therewith for. inverting the webs and delivering them to a longitudinal path at different elevation,.means for applying adhesive to a down- Wardly presentedface of an inverted web, Web supplyv means .in the space betweenunits todeliver another web. in faceto face relation to said web to which adhesive has been applied as it passes to the said-pathof different elevation,

and adhesivep applying means along said path for uniting the Webs delivered thereto.

CHARLES: A. MEISEL. 

